Aqua Restaurant by Hetal Ranka
BSc in Interior Design
Aqua Restaurant—Hetal Ranka’s little work of art—isn’t the standard dinner spot. It’s called “Pause” and eating here feels like someone hit the mute button on reality. The vibe has undersea zen den. Not the usual cheesy fish tanks and neon blue lights. It’s meditative. Calming. Like the ocean brewed a spa day and invited you to dinner.
Been stuck in endless meetings or soul-crushing traffic, this is your decompression chamber. Everything here pays homage to the ocean in its calmest temperament—wavy curves all around, walls that ripple like actual tides, and some wild jellyfish-cloud-things dangling overhead. The lighting feels like sunlight scattered through water. They’ve got those soothing whale sounds.
Color-wise, imagine a Milky Way of sea glass on the floor—seafoam greens, soft corals, a little pearly white, with splashes of blue. Very easy on the eyes. The furniture’s all curves and coziness, nothing stiff or angular—you’re definitely not getting poked in the ribs by an awkward chair edge. The eco game here is strong: they’re using recycled ocean plastic and the best sustainable wood, so you can eat in peace without the eco-guilt.
You’ve got options to de-stress. Hide out in a private pod, lounge halfway between isolation and civilization, or mingle at one of the big communal tables. Everything’s meant to slow you down, get you savoring stuff—not just wolfing down bites on autopilot.
Aqua is not just a design gimmick. There’s real mood magic going on. You walk in, and the outside chaos gets washed away. Here, you remember what it feels like to breathe deeply and actually taste good food.
Ranka didn’t just whip up a restaurant with a pretty theme—she built a whole experience, a spot to regroup, reflect, and genuinely pause from the Matrix we call modern life.
Aqua is not just a design gimmick. There’s real mood magic going on. You walk in, and the outside chaos gets washed away. Here, you remember what it feels like to breathe deeply and actually taste good food.
Ranka didn’t just whip up a restaurant with a pretty theme—she built a whole experience, a spot to regroup, reflect, and genuinely pause from the Matrix we call modern life.